Astrolabe Catalogue

 

The calendar is of the Western type. The vernal equinox falls on the 9th day of March. [N.B: Date is decimal as date of vernal equinox on some astrolabes can be measured to within 0.25 of a day]The calendar is divided into halves on each side of the projection
The calendar is labelled:
Month of the year Labelled on astrolabe
1. January : Ian
2. February : Febr
3. March : Mar
4. April : Apr
5. May : May
6. June : I
7. July : Iuly
8. August: Aug
9. September : Sept
10. October : Oct
11. November : Nou
12. December : D
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